webcam
English edit
Etymology edit
From Web + cam, shortened from camera.
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈwɛbˌkæm/
Noun edit
webcam (plural webcams)
- (computing, photography) A video camera whose output may be viewed in real time over a computer network, originally the World Wide Web.
- 1996 April 29, Steve Lohr, “Dining Out in Manhattan: How to See and Be Seen”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN, page D24:
- And while the Webcams focused on street scenes and other public gathering spots do seem to occupy an uncertain status as a new medium, they perhaps raise an ethical question: Is this the cinéma vérité of cyberspace or is it private surveillance?
- 2020 July 25, Chris Baraniuk, “No end to Covid-19 webcam shortage”, in BBC News[2]:
- As Covid-19 lockdowns took effect around the world, millions turned to remote working and organising virtual hangouts with friends. Overnight, webcams went from mundane computer accessories to gold dust.
Hypernyms edit
Translations edit
video camera viewed over a network
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Verb edit
webcam (third-person singular simple present webcams, present participle webcamming, simple past and past participle webcammed)
- (intransitive) To take part in a video communication using a webcam.
- (transitive) To film and broadcast with a webcam.
- 2010, Mick Herron, Slow Horses, page 139:
- We should webcam it.
Further reading edit
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
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Noun edit
webcam m (plural webcams, diminutive webcammetje n)
- webcam [late 1990s]
French edit
Etymology edit
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Noun edit
webcam f (plural webcams)
Synonyms edit
- cybercaméra (France)
Further reading edit
- “webcam”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from English webcam.
Noun edit
webcam f (invariable)
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from English webcam.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
webcam f (plural webcams)
- (computing) webcam (video camera viewed over a computer network)
- Synonym: câmara web
Spanish edit
Noun edit
webcam m (plural webcams)